How To Pronounce Amid
amid
In British English, amid is pronounced /əˈmɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmɪd/.
Amid has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Amid has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Amid
Questions About Amid
How do you pronounce amid in British English?
In British English, amid is pronounced /əˈmɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmɪd̚].
How do you pronounce amid in American English?
In American English, amid is pronounced /əˈmɪd/.
How many syllables are in amid?
Amid has two syllables, /ə/ + /mɪd/.
Where is the stress in amid?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce amid the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmɪd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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